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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, DAVID EVANS, of Studley, in Warwickshire, England, have invented certain nen'.Y and useful Improvements in the Manner ofl Putting up' Needles in Papers or Wrappers and I do hereby declare the folloiving tobe a full, clear, and exact description of 'the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a par-t' oflithis specification, in which-.

Figure 1 represents one of the modes of forming the flaps, sticking the needles, and folding up the paper.

Figure 2 represents the appearance of the paper of needles, as shown at fig. 1, aftervtwo folds have been made in it.

Figure 3 represents another forir of papo1,with thc needles stuck in it, and the flaps and folding lines 'shown in it.

Figure 4 represents the paper, as shotvn in lig. 3, after trfo folds havebeen made in' it.

Figures 5 and G shoninodilications of thc general plans shown in figs. 1 a-nd 3, thc needles in these figures not being represented, though their position will be easily understood. I

My invention consists in, in combination with the permanently fastening of the needles inthe paper or Wrapper, the forming the flaps which cover the heads and points (one or both) of the needles out of the suine piece of paper that constitutes then'rapper for the package. The 'object and purpose of Vthese Haps will be explained hereafter.

To enable others skilled in lthe art to make and use my invention; I dill-proceed to describe the same with reference't the drawings. l I l Av represents a rectangular piece of paper, in which are cut slots 1 2 3, so as to forin aps a, that maybe folded back or forth by the fourth side,v-which is uncut. The needles c maybe 'stuck through apiece of tape, e, that is drawn through slots in, and pasted or fastened to, the paper, and both are thus very securely held to the paper. But it isfnot actually necessary to use tape or cloth, as the single piece of paper will serve all purposes. This piece of paper A, when folded up with the needles in it, and afterwards openedout, will show creases or folds at the horizontal dotted lines 5 6 T, and the vertical lines 8 andQ. Y

When the paper and the needles in it is folded atthe lines or creases 5 6 it will be as shown in g. 2, where the heads and points of the needles can be seen and are accessible by folding backlthe flaps 'a a; or, the flap at the points may remain closed and the thumb over it, so as to holdthe needles without allowing the moisture of thethumb or finger to touch them, and endanger their corrosion, whilst the other flap isvxnoved back to take a needle out or to replace it. To fold the paper once more, viz, 'at the dotted line fl', and then at the vertical lines 8 9, it forms a pocket, case, or envelope, one end beinglstuck into the other, and is in the usual condition of needles that' are put up into papers for market, use, or transportation, and maybe printed upon in any suitable manner, to designate the manufacture, kind, or name of the patent'ee. i

v In fig. 3 is shown a modification of the general plan of forming the flap out of the piece, of paper that constitutes the wrapper. 'In this case the flaps -a a are formed by cutting away the portions b b. In this case, too, there is one more horizontal fold, viz, lthat shotvn` at il. `The needles in this plan, as in the other, are stuck in a. piece of tape, or-'other brous material, drawn through slots in, and pasted er fastened to, the paper; and, when folded at the dotted lines 4 and 5, the package will havc'vthe appearance shown in iig. 4, where 'the liaps are represented as folded back to gain-access to the needles, but which flaps, one or both, .may be closed down Aupon the needles, as abovestated.

When folded overat the lines 6 7,*and those 8 9, then the flap piece e' may be gumme'd, or otherwise folded down or tucked in and vthe package is formed, giving protection to the needles, and making them easily accessible to the user. 4

Figs. 5 andl d represcnt other modifications of the form of the Wrapper or pocket before it is folded up7 wherein the saine letters and figures of reference are used as in the other heretofore-described cases or plans. The needles 'are not representedvasstuck in these figures, but holes are represented al'. n, where they may be stuck into the paper, and then the latter folded up, and the flaps tucked in, as in the other cases described, to hold them in` their Afoldedfup position. The flaps a a, in figs. 5 and 6, can also be folded over the heads and points of the needles, Aor thrown back to select and take out a needle from the package. The usual printing may be done on the paper, or on labels and pasted thereon, as may be preferred.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim in putting up needles in paper, is The fastening and folding up of the needles in wrappelgs or papers that have flaps and folds, as hereinshown, so that the needles are easy ofaccess from the outside, without liability to drop or fall from the wrapper, or to I l l v v' x-g` u' l s t l colroslon f. om contact 1th the finger as herein deseiihed and represen ed DAVID EVAN Witnesses:

Ernani iu'm'nrr, J Baena. 

